Scoria
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See also: scoria
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Scoria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths now in genus Siona.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Juglandaceae – certain hickory trees, now in genus Carya.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Geometridae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Geometroidea - superfamily; Geometridae - family
- (genus in Juglandaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fagales - order; Juglandaceae - family
References
- “Scoria”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Scoria”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Siona (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Siona on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Siona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
